ST. GEORGE, Utah, Sept. 4, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A St. George man missing since Wednesday of last week and listed yesterday in a missing person police post was located this afternoon, deceased.
“At approximately 2 p.m. St. George Police officers were dispatched to the area of 1600 S. Black Ridge Drive on a report of a person down,” the SGPD statement says.
“When officers arrived on scene they located a deceased male. That male was identified as Eliot D. Hill who was the subject of a Silver Alert.”
Hill, 61, had left in a vehicle without his medication and was reportedly suicidal, the initial statement said.
“This incident is still under investigation,” today’s SGPD statement says. “Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends affected by this tragic incident.”
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